On Friday, St. Pius X faced Sandia in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The St. Pius X Sartans fell just short of the Sandia Matadors by a score of 8-6. St. Pius X has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Aurora Green made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Gabriella Casco was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
St. Pius X's loss dropped their record down to 7-3. As for Sandia, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season.
St. Pius X will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Albuquerque at 10:00 p.m. Albuquerque is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 12 runs per game this season. As for Sandia, they will stay at home for another game and welcome Manzano at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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